CARGILL HIGH RIVER FLUIDIZED BED BOILER OFFSET …

CARGILL HIGH RIVER FLUIDIZED BED BOILER OFFSET PROJECT

THIRD-PARTY VERIFICATION REPORT

REPORTING PERIOD: JANUARY 1, 2016– DECEMBER 31, 2016

Submitted to:

Blue Source Canada ULC

Suite 700, 717th

Avenue SW

Calgary, AB T2P 3R5

Submitted by:

ClearSky Engineering Inc.

221 Drake Landing Lane, Suite 1

Okotoks, AB T1S 2M4

May 4, 2017

CARGILL HIGH RIVER FLUIDIZED BED BOILER OFFSET PROJECT VERIFICATION REPORT FOR 2016 VINTAGE YEAR i

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. PROJECT SUMMARY INFORMATION .................................................................... 1

2. VERIFICATION SUMMARY INFORMATION ........................................................ 2

3. INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................ 2

4. OBJECTIVE .................................................................................................................... 3

5. SCOPE .............................................................................................................................. 4

6. PROGRAM CRITERIA ................................................................................................. 4

7. VERIFICATION STRATEGY ...................................................................................... 4

8. VERIFICATION PLAN .................................................................................................. 4

8.1. VERIFICATION PREPARATION & PLANNING ............................................................................ 5

8.2. SITE VISIT ................................................................................................................................ 5

8.3. EMISSION REDUCTION QUANTIFICATION ASSESSMENT ......................................................... 8

8.4. PROJECT DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ................................................................................. 8

8.5. ISSUES IDENTIFIED DURING VERIFICATION ............................................................................ 9

9. SAMPLING PLAN .......................................................................................................... 9

10. VERIFICATION SCHEDULE ................................................................................... 9

11. VERIFICATION FINDINGS ................................................................................... 10

12. CONFIRMATIONS ................................................................................................... 10

13. STATEMENT OF VERIFICATION ....................................................................... 11

REFERENCES ...................................................................................................................... 13

APPENDIX A: STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS ................................................. 14

APPENDIX B: CONFLICT OF INTEREST CHECKLIST ........................................... 17

APPENDIX C: PEER REVIEW ........................................................................................ 20

APPENDIX D: VERIFICATION PLAN ........................................................................... 22

CARGILL HIGH RIVER FLUIDIZED BED BOILER OFFSET PROJECT VERIFICATION REPORT FOR 2016 VINTAGE YEAR ii

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1-1 Project Summary Information.............................................................................. 1

Table 2-1 Verification Summary Information ...................................................................... 2

Table 8-1 Site Visit Attendees.............................................................................................. 5

Table 8-2 Verification Issue Log.......................................................................................... 9

LIST OF FIGURES

Figure 3-1: Fluidized Bed Boiler (FBB) Building ................................................................. 3

Figure 8-2 Combustor Monitoring Screen ............................................................................ 7

LIST OF ACRONYMS

Acronym Definition

ACCO

AEP

BSE

CFIA

CO2e

FBB

GHG

GWP

kSCFH

OPP

OPR

PPE

QA/QC

SGER

SRM

SS

SUD

Alberta Climate Change Office

Alberta Environment and Parks

Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

Canadian Food Inspection Agency

Carbon dioxide equivalent

Fluidized Bed Boiler

Greenhouse Gas

Global Warming Potential

Thousands of standard cubic feet per hour

Offset Project Plan

Offset Project Report

Personal Protective Equipment

Quality Assurance / Quality Control

Specified Gas Emitters Regulation

Specified Risk Material

Sources/Sinks

Summary of Unadjusted Difference

CARGILL HIGH RIVER FLUIDIZED BED BOILER OFFSET PROJECT VERIFICATION REPORT FOR 2016 VINTAGE YEAR 1

1. PROJECT SUMMARY INFORMATION

Table 1-1 Project Summary Information

Project Title: Cargill High River Fluidized Bed Boiler Offset Project

Project Description: The Project is a fluidized bed boiler (FBB) fuelled by food

processing plant waste to produce steam for process heating and

electricity generation for internal plant use. The Project displaces a

portion of the natural gas fuel combusted for process steam

requirements and a portion of the grid-sourced electricity.

Project Location: 472 Avenue & Hwy 2A North

P.O. Bag 3850

High River, Alberta

T1V 1P4

Latitude: 50.626979, Longitude: - 113.879085

Project Start Date: November 1, 2012

Credit Start Date: May 9, 2013

Credit Duration Period: May 9, 2013 to May 8, 2021

Expected Lifetime of the

Project:

Lifetime of the equipment, expected to be far in excess of the credit

duration period.

Actual Emission Reductions /

Removals Achieved:

From January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2016, the project emission

reductions are asserted to be 26,039 tonnes CO2e.

Applicable Quantification

Protocol:

Quantification Protocol for Energy Generation from the Combustion

of Biomass Waste, version 2.0, April 2014

Other Environmental

Attributes:

No other environmental attributes, credits, or benefits are being

sought or created by this Project.

Project Registration: The project offset credits will be registered with the Alberta

Emissions Offset Registry (AEOR) which tracks the creation, sale

and retirement of credits.

Ownership: Cargill Meat Solutions, A Division of Cargill Limited

Project Activity: This activity meets all the eligibility criteria for the Alberta offset

system as described in Section 1 of the Offset Project Report.

Project Contacts: Authorized Project Contact

Kelly Parker, B.Sc.

Carbon Services Project Analyst

Blue Source Canada ULC

Suite 700

717-7th

Avenue SW

Calgary, AB T2P 0Z3

p: (403) 262-3026

e: [email protected]

Project Proponent

Michael Bernardo

Environmental Supervisor

Cargill Meat Solutions

472 Avenue & Hwy 2A North

P.O. Bag 3850

High River, AB T1V 1P4

p: (403) 652-8440



2. VERIFICATION SUMMARY INFORMATION

Table 2-1 Verification Summary Information

Objective: Develop a conclusion with a reasonable level of assurance as to

whether the greenhouse gas emission reduction assertion is free from

material misstatement, and is presented fairly in accordance with the

Specified Gas Emitters Regulation (SGER) and the Alberta offset

system program criteria.

Summary: We have found the Offset Project Report for the Cargill High River

Fluidized Bed Boiler Offset Project, version 3.0, dated May 3, 2017

and the 2016 GHG Emission Reduction Assertion to be reliable,

complete, and in compliance with the requirements of the SGER and

the Alberta offset system program criteria.

Lead Verifier: Klym Bolechowsky, P.Eng.


p: (403) 982-5596


w: www.ClearSkyEng.com

Peer Reviewer: Kurt J. Hansen, M.Sc., P.Eng.

Green Inc.

p: (403) 398-3981


Designated Signing Authority: Klym Bolechowsky, P.Eng.

Verification Dates: The verification was carried out from October 12, 2016 – May 4,

2017, inclusive.

Site Visit Date: November 29, 2016

Report Date: May 4, 2017

3. INTRODUCTION

ClearSky Engineering Inc. was engaged by Blue Source Canada ULC (Blue Source) to verify

2016 vintage year offset credits generated by the Cargill High River Fluidized Bed Boiler

Offset Project. The offset project was verified at a reasonable level assurance against the

Quantification Protocol for Energy Generation from the Combustion of Biomass Waste, version

2.0, April 2014, the Offset Project Plan, v3.0, April 2016, and the program requirements of the

Specified Gas Emitters Regulation (SGER). Blue Source (the authorized project contact)

prepared the offset project documentation and GHG Emission Reduction Assertion on behalf of

the project proponent, Cargill Meat Solutions, A Division of Cargill Limited (Cargill).

The Project began generating offset credits in May 2013 when the fluidized bed boiler (FBB)

and steam turbine generator (1.4 MW) were commissioned at the Cargill High River facility.

The FBB serves as a waste treatment/destruction method for specified risk material (SRM)

which consists of bovine skull, brain, and spinal cord material. In cattle infected with bovine

spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), also known as mad cow disease, BSE concentrates in the

SRM tissues. To limit BSE spread among cattle, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)

banned SRM in 2007 from all animal feeds, pet foods and fertilizers, and therefore the waste


stream had to be disposed of in specialized landfill sites at a high cost. Cargill implemented

this Project in response to this issue by using the SRM material and other compostable animal

waste as fuel for the FBB to produce steam for process heating and electricity generation for

internal use. The Project displaces a portion of the natural gas fuel combusted for process

steam requirements and a portion of the grid-sourced electricity.

Figure 3-1: Fluidized Bed Boiler (FBB) Building

The format of this report follows the structure outlined in the Alberta Environment and Parks

(AEP) template for Offset Project Verification Reports, Version 2, February 2013.

4. OBJECTIVE

The objective of this verification is to develop a conclusion at a reasonable level of assurance

as to whether the greenhouse gas emission reduction assertion is free from material

misstatement, and is presented fairly in accordance with the SGER and the Alberta offset

system program criteria.

This verification was carried out in accordance with the following standards:

• ISO 14064 Part 3 – Greenhouse Gases: Specification with guidance for the

validation and verification of greenhouse gas assertions

• ISO 14064 Part 2 – Greenhouse Gases: Specification with guidance at the project

level for quantification, monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emission

reductions or removal enhancements. Five principles:

o Accuracy: reduce bias, uncertainties and errors in calculations as far as is

practical

o Completeness: include all relevant emissions and removals


o Consistency: enable meaningful comparisons in GHG related information

o Relevance: include all relevant GHG sources & sinks

o Transparency: disclose sufficient and appropriate GHG related information to

allow users to make decisions with reasonable confidence

5. SCOPE

The scope of the verification is the GHG Emission Reduction Assertion presented in the

Offset Project Report “Cargill High River Fluidized Bed Boiler Offset Project”, version 3.0,

May 3, 2017 for the period January 1, 2016 to December 31, 2016.

Level of Assurance: Reasonable

Materiality Threshold: 5%

6. PROGRAM CRITERIA

The verification involved executing verification procedures that assessed the Project and

associated GHG assertion against the following criteria:

• Climate Change and Emissions Management Act (the Act), SA 2003, c C-16.7

• Specified Gas Emitters Regulation, Alta Reg. 139/2007, with amendments up to and

including Alberta Regulation 104/2015

• Quantification Protocol for Energy Generation from the Combustion of Biomass

Waste, version 2.0, April 2014

• Technical Guidance for Offset Project Developers, Version 4.0, February 2013

• Template: Alberta Offset System, Offset Verification Report, Version 2, February

2013

• Template: Alberta Offset System, Offset Project Report, Version 3, February 2013

• Template: Alberta Offset System, Offset Project Plan, Version 3, February 2013

7. VERIFICATION STRATEGY

The verification strategy is a mixed approach of predominantly substantive procedures and

some controls reliance:

• Substantive Procedures mass of SRM waste used as fuel, mass flow rate of steam

produced, volume of supplemental natural gas fuel, mass of ash produced, grid

electricity used and displaced

• Test of Controls by checking meter and weigh scale calibration records

8. VERIFICATION PLAN

The Final Verification Plan is provided in Appendix D.


A description of the verification procedures executed is described below.

8.1. VERIFICATION PREPARATION & PLANNING

A Statement of Qualifications for the verification team is included in Appendix A. The first

task completed was a conflict check which is documented in the Conflict of Interest

Checklist included in Appendix B of this report. A verification acceptance screening phase

was completed to evaluate the client and the verification team. This is documented in the

verification working papers.

A date for the site visit was established and the following information was requested from

Blue Source and Cargill:

• 2016 Offset Project Report

• Offset Project Plan (obtained from Offset Registry)

• 2016 GHG emission reduction calculations

• Project raw data, electronic records and scanned manual records, 2016 weigh scale

receipts

• Any significant project changes in 2016?

• Has Alberta Environment conducted an audit of the project? Any correspondence

from Alberta Environment or CSA Offset Registry?

A risk assessment was completed and a Preliminary Verification Plan & Site Visit Agenda

was developed and sent to Blue Source prior to the site visit (see Appendix D).

8.2. SITE VISIT

The site visit occurred on November 29, 2016 with the following individuals in attendance:

Table 8-1 Site Visit Attendees

Cargill Meat Solutions Blue Source Canada Verifier

Thomas D’Amato, Process

Engineer

Frank Middleton,

Environmental Supervisor

Kelly Parker, B.Sc., Carbon

Services Project Analyst

Klym Bolechowsky, P.Eng.,

Lead Verifier

The purpose of the site visit was to perform the following tasks:

• Review the details of Project operation and performance in 2016 with operating

personnel

• Tour the Project site to corroborate the GHG sources/sinks, facility description and

boundaries, and details of the calculation methodology described in the Project Plan;

including review of:

o Fluidized Bed Boiler (FBB)

o SRM and waste animal product fuel supply


o Weigh scales

o Natural gas fuel supply

o Steam and electricity generation

o Project monitoring and metering

• Assess the reliability of the data used as input to the GHG offset calculations and the

overall approach

An introductory meeting was held with Thomas D’Amato, Frank Middleton of Cargill along

with Kelly Parker of Blue Source and the Lead Verifier. A series of questions were posed to

Cargill staff to gain an understanding of the project and operation details in 2016 (see

Preliminary Verification Plan & Site Visit Agenda, Appendix D). The project has the

capability to generate 1.4 MW of electricity from the steam turbine generator which

represents approximately 10% of the total Cargill site demand. The project does not export

any electricity to the Alberta grid and imports electricity when needed.

A change that occurred in 2016 is the combustion of biogas from the on-site methane capture

offset project (Project Identifier: 6100-7651) to reduce the amount of natural gas required for

supplemental heat. The piping was installed in 2015 and the biogas was first supplied to the

FBB starting on May 14, 2016. The biogas is mainly combusted in the FBB on weekends in

place of natural gas.

A site tour was conducted (PPE requirements: CSA safety boots, hard hat, safety glasses) of

the FBB building. We started by viewing the SRM metal storage hopper located at the

exterior of the FBB building. The SRM waste (and non-SRM waste in a separate bin) and

paunch waste which is piped and augered into the FBB are the feedstock materials.

Supplemental natural gas fuel is supplied at times to maintain destruction temperatures

within the combustor. We viewed the natural gas supply and low pressure steam (post-

turbine) meters. The control room was visited to meet with the operator and view the FBB

monitoring system with the operating parameters. Boiler set points were confirmed for steam

pressure and temperature values used in the offset calculations. Print-outs of the system

monitoring screens were provided:


Figure 8-1 FBB Steam Turbine Generator Monitoring Screen

The steam turbine generator unit and electricity generation and consumption meters were

viewed and the meter tag information was recorded. The electricity meter serial numbers

could not be confirmed as they are located within the high voltage panels that could not be

opened for safety reasons. We then exited the building and viewed the temporary mobile

emergency generator that is run every Sunday for half an hour. The temporary generator was

set up on September 18, 2016 to replace the generator that was sent off-site for repairs due to

fire. We viewed the truck weigh scales that are used to weigh the SRM and non-SRM

material before it is delivered to the FBB. We then visited the office building where samples

of weigh scale tickets where obtained along with the meter calibration records. A meeting

was held after the tour and final questions were posed to Cargill staff followed by a wrap-up

meeting.

The following tasks were completed after the site visit:

• Follow-up data requests including:

o Clarification of data inputs that were from manual records vs Proficy data

historian

o Copies of all manual records used as data inputs to GHG calculations: SRM

weigh scale logs, ash disposal records

• Phone and email communications to clarify information provided

• Detailed review of the Project Report against the Project Plan

• Detailed review of GHG emission reduction calculations

• Detailed review of steam flow rate data set


• Sampling of Project manual records for comparison to calculation inputs (see

Sampling Plan, Appendix D)

• Follow-up with Blue Source on any identified issues observed with calculations

record sampling (see Table 8-1)

8.3. EMISSION REDUCTION QUANTIFICATION ASSESSMENT

According to the Quantification Protocol for Energy Generation from the Combustion of

Biomass Waste, numerous GHG sources/sinks (SS) exist throughout the life cycle of a

project of this type. The following baseline (B) condition and project (P) condition sources

were included in the GHG emission reduction quantification:

Emission Reduction = EmissionsBaseline – EmissionsProject

EmissionsBaseline = sum of the emissions under the baseline condition

= Emissions from collection, transfer and transport of biomass (B1)

+ Emission from fuel extraction and processing (B4)

+ Emission from displaced off-site electricity generation (B6)

+ Emissions from biomass disposal (B15)

+ Emission from displaced steam generation (B18)

EmissionsProject = sum of the emissions under the project condition

= Emissions from fuel extraction and processing (P4)

+ Emissions from facility operation (P12)

+ Emissions from combustion of biomass and fossil fuels (P15)

The equation for each of the above SS is documented in the protocol and it was confirmed

that the correct protocol equations and constants were applied in the GHG emission reduction

calculations. The equations and units were checked for accuracy. The spreadsheets were

checked thoroughly for correctly functioning links and formulas. The sources of the

emission factors referenced in the calculations were checked and confirmed.

The emission contributions by SS were reviewed in the context of comparisons to previous

year’s values. In 2016, the largest contributors to the generated offset credits were ‘B18

Displaced Steam Generation’ - the equivalent volume of natural gas that would have been

combusted to generate the same amount of steam heat by the FBB (58.5% of baseline

emissions) and ‘P15 combustion of biomass and fossil fuels (83.9% of project emissions)

(see Contribution Analysis, Appendix D). Overall, the total offset credits generated

increased by 29.1% over 2015 credits due to less turbine generator downtime in 2016.

8.4. PROJECT DATA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

The Project relies on automated data collection for key parameters including steam flow rate,

natural gas consumption, biogas consumption, and project electricity consumption. Each

load of SRM is weighed on-site at the main weigh scales and the net weight ticket value is

entered into a spreadsheet. Overall, the data management system is functioning well except


for occasional issues with the automated steam flow rate monitoring resulting in out of range

measurements or repetitive values. In these instances, conservatively low steam flow-rates

within the 5th

percentile were used in place of the outliers.

All of the records used in 2016 as inputs to the GHG calculations were checked during the

verification according to the sampling plan (Appendix D). To review the large electronic

data sets, graphs were plotted for each parameter to identify the trend and any outliers. Units

of measure were confirmed.

Project Meters

The list of key project meters and their maintenance and calibration requirements is provided

in Table 6 of the Offset Project Plan. The meter and weigh scale calibration records were

obtained and confirmed.

8.5. ISSUES IDENTIFIED DURING VERIFICATION

Based on the review of the GHG emission reduction calculations, Offset Project Report, and

sampling of records, the following issues and discrepancies were identified and followed up

on through the course of the verification:

Table 8-2 Verification Issue Log

# Type Description Status

1 quantitative The calculation of project emissions from facility

operations (P12) should be updated to reflect the leap

year in 2016.

Addressed

2 qualitative Minor editorial updates required in the Offset Project

Report.

Addressed

9. SAMPLING PLAN

The Final Sampling Plan is provided in Appendix D, section D.7.

10. VERIFICATION SCHEDULE

The verification schedule is summarized as follows:

• Verification Planning: October 12 – November 14, 2016

• Project site visit: November 29, 2016

• Detailed Verification review: March 7 – May 3, 2017

• Peer Review: May 4, 2017

• Submit Peer-Reviewed Verification Report to Blue Source: May 4, 2017


11. VERIFICATION FINDINGS

Based on the verification review of the emission reduction offset credits generated for the

2016 vintage year, no evidence of material discrepancy was identified.

Material Discrepancies

• No evidence of qualitative or quantitative material discrepancies was identified.

Immaterial Discrepancies

• No evidence of qualitative or quantitative immaterial discrepancies was identified.

12. CONFIRMATIONS

Confirmations are beyond the scope of a GHG verification, but are activities the ACCO

requires verifiers to perform during the verification. Confirmations determine whether the

information reported in the greenhouse gas assertion are accurate. The following project

information was confirmed:

• consistency of offset project information across offset project documentation

• offset project location and any applicable approvals information

• offset project contact, report dates, emission reduction numbers

• completeness and accuracy of process and data flow diagrams


13. STATEMENT OF VERIFICATION

May 4, 2017

Alberta Climate Change Office (ACCO)

12th Floor, Baker Centre

10025 – 106 Street

Edmonton, Alberta T5J 1G4

Scope

ClearSky Engineering Inc. has reviewed the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission Reduction

Assertion prepared by Blue Source Canada ULC (authorized project contact) on behalf of

Cargill Meat Solutions (project owner). The subject of the verification was the assertion of

GHG emissions reductions associated with the Project for the period from January 1, 2016, to

December 31, 2016 as described in “Cargill High River Fluidized Bed Boiler Offset Project,

Offset Project Report”, version 3.0, May 3, 2017. The Project generates GHG offset credits

from a fluidized bed boiler (FBB) fuelled by food processing plant wastes to produce steam

for process heating and electricity generation.

Blue Source is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the information within

the Offset Project Report and the GHG Assertion in accordance with the requirements of the

Alberta offset system under the Specified Gas Emitters Regulation (SGER). Cargill Meat

Solutions is responsible for the operation of the Project and the implementation of Project

data monitoring and collection controls to enable the preparation of GHG Assertions that are

free from material misstatement. Our responsibility is to develop a conclusion with a

reasonable level of assurance as to whether the GHG Assertion is free from material

misstatement, and is fairly presented in accordance with the Quantification Protocol for

Energy Generation from the Combustion of Biomass Waste, version 2.0, April 2014, and the

program requirements of the Alberta offset system under the SGER

Methodology

Our review was completed in accordance with ISO 14064 Part 3 – Greenhouse Gases:

Specification with guidance for the validation and verification of greenhouse gas assertions,

and ACCO Technical Guidance. We planned and performed our work in order to provide

reasonable assurance with respect to the GHG emission reduction information we reviewed.

Our verification criteria were established based on guidelines approved by the ACCO. We

believe our work efforts provide an acceptable basis for our conclusion.

GHG Assertion

The GHG Assertion states that for the period of January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2016, the

Project resulted in GHG emission reductions of 26,039 tonnes CO2e.

Conclusion

Based on our work, it is our opinion at a reasonable level of assurance that the GHG

Assertion presented in the Offset Project Report, version 3.0, dated May 3, 2017 prepared by

Blue Source for the Cargill High River Fluidized Bed Boiler Offset Project is materially

correct and presented fairly and accurately in accordance with the SGER program criteria.


Klym Bolechowsky, P.Eng.

Principal, Lead Verifier


Okotoks, Alberta


REFERENCES

Blue Source Canada ULC, “Cargill High River Fluidized Bed Boiler Offset Project, Offset

Project Report”, version 3.0, May 3, 2017

Blue Source Canada ULC, “Cargill High River Fluidized Bed Boiler Offset Project, Offset

Project Plan”, version 3.0, April 2016

Blue Source Canada ULC, “GHG Emission Reduction Calculator”,

‘Cargill_FBB_Calculator_v1.1_20170503.xlsx’

AEP, “Quantification Protocol for Energy Generation from the Combustion of Biomass

Waste”, version 2.0, April 2014

AEP, “Technical Guidance for Offset Project Developers”, Version 4.0, February 2013.

AEP, “Template: Alberta Offset System, Offset Verification Report”, Version 2, February

2013

AEP, “Template: Alberta Offset System, Offset Project Report”, Version 3, February 2013

AEP, “Template: Alberta Offset System, Offset Project Plan”, Version 3, February 2013

AEP, Technical Guidance for Greenhouse Gas Verification at Reasonable Level Assurance.

Version 1.0, January 2013

Government of Alberta, Climate Change and Emissions Management Act (the Act), SA 2003,

c C-16.7, 2003

Government of Alberta, Specified Gas Emitters Regulation, Alta Reg. 139/200, with

amendments up to and including Alberta Regulation 104/2015 (Regulation), 2015

ISO, “14064 Part 2 – Greenhouse Gases: Specification with guidance at the project level for

quantification, monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emission reductions or removal

enhancements”, 2006

ISO, “ISO 14064 Part 3 – Greenhouse Gases: Specification with guidance for the validation

and verification of greenhouse gas assertions”, 2006


APPENDIX A: STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS


Statement of Qualifications

The statement of Qualification must demonstrate that the qualifications of the third party verifier

meets or exceed the qualifications stated in Section 18 of the Specified Gas Emitters Regulation

(SGER). The qualification requirements as stated in Section 18 are provided below along with our

qualifications addressing each:

SGER Requirements for Third Party

Verifiers

ClearSky Engineering Inc. Qualifications

18 (1) A person is eligible to be a third party

auditor under this Regulation if the person

(a) is

(i) registered as

(A) a professional engineer under the

Engineering, Geological and

Geophysical Professions Act, or

(B) a chartered accountant under the

Regulated Accounting Profession Act,

(ii) a member of a profession that has

substantially similar competence and

practice requirements as a profession

referred to in subclause (i)

(A) in a province or territory of Canada,

or

(B) approved by the director, in a

jurisdiction outside of Canada,

The Lead Verifier, Klym Bolechowsky, P.Eng.,

is a Professional Engineer registered with

APEGA under the Engineering and Geoscience

Professions Act, with technical expertise

related to the project sector.

The Verification Report will be peer reviewed

by Kurt J. Hansen, M.Sc., P.Eng., a

Professional Engineer registered with APEGA

under the Engineering and Geoscience

Professions Act

(b) has technical knowledge of

(i) specified gas emission quantification

methodologies,

(ii) audit practices, and

(iii) any other matters considered relevant by

the director,

and

(c) has any other qualifications that the

director considers necessary.

(i) specified gas emission quantification

methodologies: The Lead Verifier, Klym

Bolechowsky, P.Eng., of ClearSky

Engineering Inc. has detailed technical

knowledge of GHG emission quantification

methodologies, the Alberta GHG Offset

System, and verification experience related to

wind-powered electricity generation. Relevant

experience includes:

• Alberta Environment Audit of GHG

Offset projects, 2010: 3 wind farms, 1

landfill gas capture project

• Offset Project Verification of Wind

Energy Offset Project 2009-2013

• CCEMC Validation of Renewable

Energy GHG Offset Project, 2011

• SGER Compliance Report Verification

Reviews for Gas Plants, Refinery,

2008-14

• Alberta Environment Audit of 4 major

electricity generation facilities which

included participation of the Auditor

General of Alberta, 2008


(ii) audit & assurance practices: Klym

Bolechowsky is intimately familiar with audit

and assurance practices in accordance with

ISO 14064 Part 3. He has his Certificate of

Completion for the CSA GHG Verification

Using ISO 14064 three day training course.

Klym was retained by SAIT Polytechnic as a

subject matter expert to develop a 40 hour ISO

14064 GHG Quantification & Verification

training course to prepare participants for ISO

certification. Course development was

completed June 2011. He has presented

papers on GHG verification procedures at

recent conferences including the Air & Waste

Management Association conference in

Calgary on June 24, 2010 and the EPA

Emission Inventory Conference in Baltimore,

MD, Apr. 15, 2009. He has worked on two

AEP SGER Audits, one in collaboration with

Grant Thornton Chartered Accountants who

provided valuable insight into audit and

assurance procedures for GHG verification

work.

(2) A person is not eligible to be a third party

auditor for a facility if

(a) that person is the person responsible for

the facility or is a director, officer or

employee of the person responsible for the

facility or of an affiliate, within the meaning

of section 2 of the Business Corporations

Act, of the person responsible, or

(b) the person is an employee or agent of the

Government.

The verifier is eligible to conduct a verification

review for the offset project as defined by the

regulation and can demonstrate freedom from

any conflict of interest related to Blue Source

and Cargill as documented in the Conflict of

Interest Checklist, Appendix B.

Signed: ______________________________ Date: May 4, 2017




City, Province: Okotoks, Alberta


APPENDIX B: CONFLICT OF INTEREST CHECKLIST


Question Yes No

1. Can the verifying organization or the verification team members directly

benefit from a financial interest in the Project Developer or the Project

Developer’s Project?

For example:

• Owning share of the Project Developer;

• Having a close business relationship with the Project Developer;

• Contingent fees relating to the results of the engagement;

• Potential employment with the Project Developer; or

• Undue concern about the possibility of losing the verification or

other fees from the Project Developer.

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2. Can the verifying organization or verification team members be in a

position of assessing their own work?

For example:

• Provided greenhouse gas consultation services to the project;

• Provided validation for the project

• If providing non-greenhouse gas work for the company,

consideration needs to be given as to how potential and

perceived conflict of interests can be managed.

• A member of the verification team was previously employed

with the company

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3. Does the verifying organization or a member of the verification team, or

a person in the chain of command for the verification, promote or be

perceived to promote, a project developer's position or opinion to the

point that objectivity may, or may be perceived to be, compromised?

For example:

• Dealing in, or being a promoter of, greenhouse gas credits on

behalf of a project developer; or

• Acting as an advocate on behalf of the project developer in

litigation or in resolving disputes with third parties.

√


Question Yes No

4. Is one or more of the verification team too sympathetic to the project

developer's interests by virtue of a close relationship with a project

developer, its directors, officer or employees?

For example:

• A person on the verification team has a close personal relationship

with a person who is in a senior greenhouse gas compilation role

at the project developer; or

• The verification team or a person of influence on the verification

team has accepted significant gifts or hospitality from the project

developer.

√

5. Is a member of the verification team or a person in the chain of command

deterred from acting objectively and exercising professional skepticism

by threats, actual or perceived, from the directors, officers or employees

of the Project Developer?

For example:

• The threat of being replaced as a third party verifier due to a

disagreement with the application of an greenhouse gas

quantification protocol;

• Fees from the project developer represent a large percentage of

the overall revenues of the verifying organization.

• The application of pressure to inappropriately reduce the extent of

work performed in order to reduce or limit fees; or

• Threats of litigation from the project developer.

√

Signed: ______________________________ Date: May 4, 2017




City, Province: Okotoks, Alberta


APPENDIX C: PEER REVIEW

Green Inc.Green Inc.Green Inc.Green Inc.

612 Dalmeny Hill NW, Calgary, AB, T3A 1T6 ph +1 403.398.3981, cell +1 403.472.0406, [email protected]

4 May 2017 Klym Bolechowsky ClearSky Engineering Inc. 221 Drake Landing Lane, Suite 1 Okotoks, Alberta T1S 2M4 RE: GI Peer Review of ClearSky Third-Party Verification Report to Blue Source; Cargill High River Fluidized Bed Boiler (FBB) Offset Project; 2016 GHG Emission Offset Report by Blue Source Canada Dear Klym, Green Inc. (GI) has reviewed ClearSky 4 May 2017 verification report (and supporting information) on the subject matter and understands that a peer review is a required part of verification under the Alberta Specified Gas Emitters Regulation, and clearly understands that the review process requires that persons different from those who undertook the fieldwork perform a final evaluation of the evidence and conclusions of the verification team. The peer review of GI did not discover any deficiencies in the verification approach and 4 May 2017 report statements and information regarding the Blue Source-asserted and Cargill-reported 2016 GHG emission offsets associated with the facility. Should you require additional information please contact me.

Yours truly

Kurt J. Hansen, President, M.Sc., P. Eng. Green Inc., Calgary e-mail: [email protected]


APPENDIX D: VERIFICATION PLAN


D. VERIFICATION PLAN

D.1. SCOPE & OBJECTIVES

In accordance with the Specified Gas Emitters Regulation (SGER), ClearSky Engineering

Inc. has been engaged by Blue Source Canada ULC (Blue Source) to conduct a verification

of the Cargill High River Fluidized Bed Boiler Offset Project for the 2016 vintage year. The

Alberta Climate Change Office (ACCO) has outlined the requirements of the verification

plan in their document entitled “Technical Guidance for Greenhouse Gas Verifications at

Reasonable Level Assurance”, Version 1.0, Jan. 2013, and these elements are addressed in

the following sections of this Verification Plan.

The objective of the verification is to provide ACCO with assurance that the Offset Project

Report accurately represents the greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions associated with

the project and that the process is being carried out in accordance with the SGER and the

Technical Guidance documents. The scope of the verification is offsets generated in 2016.

D.2 LEVEL OF ASSURANCE

The verification will be conducted at a reasonable level of assurance.

D.3 MATERIALITY

Quantitative discrepancies are considered material if they exceed 5% of the total reported

GHG emission reductions or removals asserted.

D.4 VERIFICATION STANDARDS

This verification will be carried out in accordance with the following standards:

• ISO 14064 Part 3 – Greenhouse Gases: Specification with guidance for the

validation and verification of greenhouse gas assertions

• ISO 14064 Part 2 – Greenhouse Gases: Specification with guidance at the project

level for quantification, monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emission

reductions or removal enhancements. Five principles:

o Accuracy: reduce bias, uncertainties and errors in calculations as far as is

practical

o Completeness: include all relevant emissions and removals

o Consistency: enable meaningful comparisons in GHG related information

o Relevance: include all relevant GHG sources & sinks

o Transparency: disclose sufficient and appropriate GHG related information to

allow users to make decisions with reasonable confidence

D.5 VERIFICATION CRITERIA

Verification criteria are the benchmarks or comparison standards to which the verifier

compares the GHG offset assertion and supporting evidence. The verification criteria for this

review include:


• Climate Change and Emissions Management Act

• Specified Gas Emitters Regulation

• Quantification Protocol for Energy Generation from the Combustion of Biomass

Waste, version 2.0, April 2014

• Technical Guidance for Offset Project Developers, Version 4.0, February 2013

• Template: Alberta Offset System, Offset Verification Report, Version 2, February

2013

• Template: Alberta Offset System, Offset Project Report, Version 3, February 2013

• Template: Alberta Offset System, Offset Project Plan, Version 3, February 2013

D.6 RISK ASSESSMENT

A risk assessment identified areas where we will focus our efforts. Three categories of risk

were assessed:

• Inherent Risk – the likelihood of a material error, omission, or misrepresentation

because of inherent challenges in the subject matter

• Control Risk – the likelihood that the organization’s control procedures will fail to

prevent, detect, or correct an error or omission

• Detection Risk – the risk that the procedures applied by the verifier do not detect a

misstatement in the GHG assertion. There is an inverse relationship between the

inherent and control risks, and the detection risk. If the inherent and control risks are

high, the verifier must design and perform procedures that result in a low detection

risk so that the overall verification risk is low.

The risk assessment was conducted during the planning stage and finalized during the

execution phase of the verification and is summarized in the following table:


Risk Assessment & Verification Procedures

Line Item Attributes Inherent Risk Control Risk Detection Risk

Design

Verification Procedure

GHG Assertion

Level

Completeness Medium – 2nd

verification

Medium – manual

and automated

records

Medium Conduct a site tour to view all

emission sources and compare

with inventory

Detailed checking of manual

records for transcription errors,

check QA/QC procedures

Check all emission factors

Recalculate emission reductions

Accuracy

Baseline -

Collection, Transfer,

Transport of

Biomass (B1)

Occurrence Medium –

assumptions made

for truck fuel

efficiency

Medium – manual

records

Medium Detailed check of manual

records Completeness

Accuracy

Cut-off

Classification

Baseline – Fuel

Extraction and

Processing (B4)

Occurrence High – equivalent

energy calculated,

not directly

measured.

Restatement

required of previous

years offsets due to

incorrect units.

High – Data quality

issues with steam

meter.

Lowest Statistical analysis of monthly

steam flow rate. Completeness

Accuracy

Cut-off

Classification

Baseline – Displaced

Off Site Electricity

Generation (B6)

Occurrence Medium – low

contributor to

baseline.

Medium – electricity

meter diagram is not

intuitive.

Medium Obtain clarification of electricity

flow and metering Completeness

Accuracy

Cut-off

Classification

Baseline – Biomass

Disposal (B15)

Occurrence Medium – 2nd

largest contributor

Medium – number of

assumptions required

Medium Check assumptions and climate

normals Completeness


Accuracy to baseline

emissions.

in method

Cut-off

Classification

Baseline - Displaced

On-site Heat

Generation (B18)


energy calculated,

not directly

measured.

Restatement



incorrect units.


issues with steam

meter.


steam flow rate. Confirm units

of measure. Completeness

Accuracy

Cut-off

Classification

Project – Fuel

extraction and

processing (P4)

Occurrence Low – lowest

contributor to

project emissions

Low – natural gas

fuel volumes from

receipts

Highest Check fuel consumption records

and receipts. Completeness

Accuracy

Cut-off

Occurrence

Project – Facility

operations (P12)

Occurrence High – paunch

pumps added for

first time. Diesel

generator

discovered during

site visit.

Medium – electricity

meter diagram is not

intuitive.

Lower Check for other sources of

project fuel consumption. Completeness

Accuracy

Cut-off

Occurrence

Project –

Combustion of

biomass and fossil

fuels (P15)


energy calculated,

not directly

measured.

Restatement



incorrect units.


issues with steam

meter.


steam flow rate. Completeness

Accuracy

Cut-off

Occurrence


A contribution analysis was conducted to assess the relative contribution of each line item to

the overall GHG assertion. This was useful in the risk assessment phase to focus in on

priority line items.

Contribution Analysis, 2016

Baseline Emissions t CO2 t CH4 t N2O tCO2e

TOTAL

(tCO2e) % of Baseline

% of Total

Offset

B1 Transportation 452.51 0.02 0.07 473.33 1.1% 1.8%

B4 Fuel Extraction and Processing 1,613.75 33.28 0.09 2,471.49 5.9% 9.5%

B6 Off-site Electricity Generation Displaced in Project 651.11 651.11 1.6% 2.5%

B15 Decomposition of Biomass 549.47 13,736.73 32.9% 52.8%

B18 Thermal Energy Produced 24,272.57 0.44 0.42 24,408.24 58.5% 93.7%

26,338.83 583.21 0.57 651.11 41,740.90 100.0%

Project Emissions t CO2 t CH4 t N2O tCO2e

TOTAL

(tCO2e) % of Project

% of Total

Offset

P4 Fuel Extraction and Processing 587.45 11.61 0.03 887.12 5.7% 3.4%

P12 Facility Operations 42.11 0.0021 0.0063 1,597.84 1,641.88 10.5% 6.3%

P15 Combustion of Biomass and Fossil Fuels 8,966.17 144.61 1.98139 13,171.97 83.9% 50.6%

9,595.73 156.22 2.02 1,597.84 15,700.97 100.0%

Emissions Offset Credits Created t CO2 t CH4 t N2O tCO2e

TOTAL

(tCO2e)

16,743 427 1.45- -946.73 26,039

64.30% 40.99% -1.66% -3.64% 100.00%

Total:

SS

Total:

SS

Total:

D.7 SAMPLING PLAN

Based on the risk assessment and contribution analysis, raw data and records for the

following will be sampled:

• SRM weight records – statistical analysis of data set, plot graph, flag outliers. Confirm

units of measure.

• Mass of boiler ash disposed of – 100% of ash disposal invoices

• Low pressure steam mass flow rate – recorded approximately every 3 second, very

large data set, therefore statistical analysis of data set, plot graph, flag outliers.

Confirm units of measure.

• Natural gas usage - statistical analysis of data set, plot graph, flag outliers. Confirm

units of measure.

• Project electricity usage and generation – check controls (meter calibration).

If the initial samples indicate discrepancies or transcription errors, the sample size will be

increased to test additional records.

D.8 VERIFICATION PROCEDURES

The subject matter pertaining to this verification is described in the Quantification Protocol for

Energy Generation from the Combustion of Biomass Waste. The verification will employ

substantive procedures consisting of analytical tests and tests of detail - inspection of facility,

documents, and inquiry. The verification procedures are described previously in the Risk

Assessment table. The verification process will also include the following procedures:


• Confirmation of ownership of offset credits

• Inspect the facility and interview project staff

• Obtain copies and review manual records for biomass waste burned

• Review the emission factors utilized in the calculations and compare to source

publications to ensure appropriate factors are utilized. Recalculate emission

reductions.

• Assess the data management system during the site visit

• Obtain copies of Blue Source QA/QC checklists Details on data storage procedures

(hard copy and electronic) and record of on-site document retention time

• Minimum experience requirements for operators in charge of the project and

monitoring and evidence of competency (resume, education, training)

A thorough understanding of the GHG Offset Project drives the verification approach. The

verification process will commence with gaining an understanding of the entity, business and

industry by reviewing the Offset Project Report and background information provided. The

review of these items will then direct the area of focus for the site visit, and the assessment of

the GHG quantification method and accuracy of emission reduction calculations.

The review of the data management system will assess how the inputs to the offset credit

calculation are determined and will consist of discussions with project management and

review of project documentation and records. A description of the data management system

and controls is included in the main body of the verification report.

The objective of the verification is to provide reasonable assurance that the emission

reduction calculations are reasonable and not materially misstated. A positive statement of

verification will be issued if there is sufficient and appropriate evidence to support the GHG

assertion at a reasonable level of assurance. A reasonable assurance conclusion is a positive

factual statement that says the GHG emission reduction assertion is correct.

D.9 SITE VISIT

The site visit was completed on November 29, 2016 at the Cargill Meat Processing Plant

located in High River, AB. Safety requirements for the site visit include: hard hat, semi sealed

eyewear, CSA safety boots.

D.10 VERIFICATION REPORT

A verification report will be prepared summarizing procedures and findings. Detailed

documentation of the verification process will be maintained and described in the final

verification report. The documentation will include a description of activities during the

verification, notes on the methodology and calculation review, notes from the site visit, and a

detailed description of any findings and observations. A Statement of Verification will be


prepared and signed by the Lead Verifier. A signed Conflict-of-Interest checklist and Statement

of Qualification will also be provided.

D.11 VERIFICATION SCHEDULE

The verification schedule is summarized as follows:

• Verification Planning: October 12 – November 14, 2016

• Project site visit: November 29, 2016

• Detailed Verification review: March 7 – May 3, 2017

• Peer Review: May 4, 2017

• Submit Peer-Reviewed Verification Report to Blue Source: May 4, 2017

D.12 VERIFICATION TEAM

The verification team will include the following members:

Klym Bolechowsky, P.Eng., ClearSky Engineering Inc. (Project Manager, Lead

Verifier, Designated Signing Authority)

Kurt Hansen, M.Sc., P.Eng., Green Inc. (Peer Reviewer)

Klym Bolechowsky, P.Eng. – Lead Verifier

Mr. Klym Bolechowsky, as Project Manager and Lead Verifier, will be the main contact with

Blue Source & Cargill. Klym is a registered Professional Engineer in the province of Alberta

and is an experienced Third-Party Verifier having completed numerous verification projects

under the SGER. He has his Certificate of Completion for the CSA GHG Verification Using

ISO 14064 three day training course. He has twenty years of experience in the air quality field

both as a consultant and in industry. Prior to ClearSky Engineering Inc., he provided air

quality consulting services at Levelton as the Manager of the Environmental Studies Group in

the Environment & Energy Division. Some of his recent projects relevant to GHG offset

project verification include:

• 2009 AEP Audit of the Clover Bar Landfill Gas Capture Offset Project at the City of

Edmonton Landfill

Reference Contact: Renée Levesque, Environmental Portfolio Specialist, Capital

Power Corporation, (403) 717-4607, [email protected]

• 2009-2013 Annual GHG Offset Project Verification for Nexen Soderglen Wind Farm

Reference Contact: Tom Rudd, Team Lead – Gas and Power Operations, Nexen

Energy ULC, (403) 699- 4536, [email protected]

• 2011 - 2016 SGER Compliance Report Verification, Whitecourt Power Biomass Plant

Reference Contact: Erwin Karst, Plant Manager, Whitecourt Power LP (780) 778-

3334, [email protected]


• 2008 – 2011 SGER Compliance Report Verification for Suncor Edmonton Refinery

Reference Contact: Dan Burt, Climate Change Management Specialist, Suncor,

(403) 296-5009, [email protected]

• 2011 CCEMC Validation of Renewable Energy GHG Offset Project – Nexen Hand

Hills Wind Power Project

Reference Contact: Bryan Clake, President, Joss Wind Power Inc., (403) 984-9463,

[email protected]

• 2011 SGER Peer Review of Enhanced Oil Recovery Offset Project Verification

His additional verification experience includes:

• 2009 Alberta Environment Audit of GHG Offset projects: three wind farms and a

landfill gas capture project.

• 2007 Alberta Environment Audit of four major electricity generation facilities which

included participation of the Auditor General of Alberta

• 2011 - 2013 GHG Compliance Report Verification for ENMAX Calgary Energy

Centre Power Plant

• 2012 - 2013 Baseline Application for ENMAX Crossfield Energy Centre

• 2012 - 2013 SGER Compliance Report for Inter Pipeline Fund Cochrane Extraction

Plant

• 2012 - 2013 SGER Compliance Report Verification for Cancarb Carbon Black Plant,

Medicine Hat

• 2012 - 2013 Baseline Application for Methanex Methanol Plant

• 2011 - 2013 GHG Compliance Report Verification for City of Medicine Hat Power

Plant including Baseline Restatement

• 2011 - 2013 GHG Compliance Report Verification for Canadian Fertilizers Ltd.

including Baseline Restatement

• 2009 - 2013 GHG Compliance Report Verification for Suncor Hanlan Robb Gas Plant

including 2011 Baseline Restatement

• 2010 - 2013 GHG Compliance Report Verification for Direct Energy’s Wildcat Hills

Gas Plant

• Developed a 40 hour ISO 14064 GHG Quantification & Verification training course for

SAIT Polytechnic to prepare participants for ISO certification

Klym has presented papers on GHG verification at the following recent conferences:

• Air & Waste Management Association conference in Calgary on June 24, 2010:

http://www.clearskyeng.com/docs/AWMA_GHG_Presentation.pdf

• EPA Emission Inventory Conference in Baltimore, MD, April 15, 2009:

Paper: http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/conference/ei18/session7/bolechowsky.pdf


Presentation:

http://www.epa.gov/ttn/chief/conference/ei18/session7/bolechowsky_pres.pdf

Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) member #:

95630

ClearSky Engineering Inc. APEGGA Permit to Practice: P11255

Kurt Hansen, M.Sc., P.Eng. – Peer Reviewer Mr. Hansen is a Professional Engineer licensed in Alberta since 1977 who will serve as

Senior Peer Reviewer due to his extensive environmental engineering and GHG verification

experience. Kurt has 43 years of environmental service experience in environmental impact

assessment (EIA/EA), air quality assessment, emission inventories and GHG verification

including life cycle analysis. He has provided SGER Senior Peer Review Services to

ClearSky Engineering Inc. for the past seven years.

Kurt has provided inventorying, estimation (including sampling & material balancing) and

forecasting of various types of emissions and wastes (regulatory listed substances (SGER,

NPRI, ARET and NERM), SO2, NOx, THC/VOC, PAHs and metal oxide emissions; GHGs;

CFCs, HCFCs and halons; and oil and gas industry cartridge filters) to assist various industry

and government clients in developing policies for air shed management, emission limits,

GHG management, refrigerant recycling and waste specific management options, or

undertake ambient air quality assessments by means of plume dispersion modelling and

health and ecological risk assessments. He has provided estimation, forecasting, and

verification of GHG emissions associated with current and proposed facilities in the power,

oil sands, conventional oil and gas, petrochemical industries, and operating GHG emission

offset projects (a composting facility and wind farm). He has also undertaken work related to

critical reviews of reported emissions, parts of a technology verification protocol, life cycle

analysis and annual verification reports required by the Alberta SGER. Recently, he has

assisted an energy company with streamlining CEMS data collection, computations, digital

reporting and quality assurance plans for two sour gas processing plants. He has also

executed basic engineering design regarding municipal (and food processing) wastewater

treatment plant designs.

D.13 PRELIMINARY VERIFICATION PLAN & SITE VISIT AGENDA


Okotoks, Alberta

Canada T1S 2M4

Tel: 403.982.5596

Email: [email protected]

www.ClearSkyEng.com

High-Level Verification Plan & Site Visit Agenda Cargill Fluidized Bed Boiler Offset Project – 2016

Site Visit Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Location: Cargill Plant, High River, AB

Start Time: 8:30 am

Objective: Assess the GHG Emission Reduction Assertion for consistency with the

Specified Gas Emitters Regulation and the Offset Project Plan

Scope: 2016 vintage year offset credits: Jan. 1, 2016 – Dec. 31, 2016 to be described in

the Offset Project Report

Verification Standard: ISO 14064-3

Level of Assurance: Reasonable

Attendees

Verifier: Klym Bolechowsky, ClearSky Engineering Inc.

Blue Source: Kelly Parker, Carbon Services Project Analyst

Cargill: Frank Middleton, Thomas D'Amato, Michael Bernardo

Questions

• Any significant project changes in 2016?

• Any correspondence from Alberta Environment or Offset Registry?

• Have issues with steam metering been addressed?

• Clarify electricity metering on single-line diagram.

Information Request (some to be completed after 2016 year-end)

• 2016 Offset Project Report

• 2016 GHG Emission Reduction Calculator

• Project raw data, electronic records and scanned manual records, 2016 weigh

scale receipts

Site Tour

• View FBB system from waste weigh-in to combustion and steam & electricity

generation

• View project meters/monitoring: animal waste & SRM weigh-scale, steam &

natural gas meters, gross & net electricity generation meters, Proficy-monitored

parameters, ash & landfill weigh-scale(s)

• Obtain sample records of:

o SRM weigh scale logs

o Low pressure steam mass flow rate

o Natural gas usage


Okotoks, Alberta

Canada T1S 2M4

Tel: 403.982.5596

Email: [email protected]

www.ClearSkyEng.com

o Electricity usage and generation

o Mass of boiler ash disposed of

Data Management

• Obtain 2016 calibration records or certificates for above meters (or

manufacturer’s calibration specifications were applicable)

• Overview of project data collection and flow to Cargill environmental staff and

Blue Source

• Training requirements for key personnel

GHG Emission Reduction Calculations

• Blue Source provides overview of draft 2016 GHG calculator and methods

• Review key sections of the Offset Project Plan

Verifier reviews notes for approx. ½ hour then wrap-up

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